"Moonrise" by RC Gorman
Media: Limited Edition Serigraph on Paper
Image Dimensions: 30" x 39"
Framed Dimensions(Approx): 41 3/4" x 50 1/2"
Year Produced: 1988
Edition #: 85/225
Condition: Contact gallery for condition report
Gallery Retail: 4500
About "Moonrise"
R.C. Gorman's Moonrise is a masterful portrayal of the timeless bond between Native culture and the landscape of the American Southwest. In this serene and poetic composition, a barefoot woman walks gracefully across the desert under a full moon, her figure wrapped in vibrant reds and soft lavenders. Balancing a beautifully adorned Pueblo-style pot on her head, she moves with quiet strength and dignity past a majestic mesa glowing in twilight hues of purple and pink.
Gorman's distinctive style?fluid lines, minimalist landscapes, and rich, saturated color gradients?imbues Moonrise with a dreamlike calm. The gradient sky transitions from deep turquoise to pale golden light, evoking a sacred twilight hour when day and night momentarily merge. The juxtaposition of the woman's flowing garments with the angular monument in the background speaks to the enduring presence of tradition amid an ever-changing natural world.
More than a landscape or figure study, Moonrise is a meditation on stillness, identity, and ancestral rhythm. Gorman, often referred to as "the Picasso of American Indian artists," uses his signature aesthetic to celebrate Indigenous femininity and strength in a way that is both modern and timeless.
This piece is ideal for collectors of Native American art, Southwestern decor, or anyone drawn to peaceful imagery with deep cultural resonance. Moonrise is not just art?it is a passage into a sacred moment.
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Wyland was born in Detroit, Michigan. He was a student of the Center for Creative Studies in Detroit and majored in sculpture and painting. After graduating, Professors Jay Holland, Russel Keeter and Bill Gerard urged Wyland to relocate to California where he could continue to improve on his already evident artistic talent. Wyland has earned the reputation of being one of America?s most exceptional innovative influences, as well as an outspoken advocate for marine resource conservation. His non-profit Wyland Foundation supports several conservation programs, including his monumental "100 Whaling Walls" mural project ? an epic series of one hundred life sized marine life murals that spans twelve countries on four continents, and is viewed by an estimated 1 billion people every year. The project is now documented in a deluxe Collector's Fine Art Book - one of 20 this prolific artist has written and published so far. The artist?s efforts, moreover, have been recognized by the United Nations, Sierra Club, the Underwater Academy of Arts and Sciences, where he is listed among its Diving Hall of Fame, and private and public institutions throughout the world.
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